Houston Area Calculus Teachers
The HoustonACT Offers Just-In-Time Workshops for AP Calculus Teachers,
and Collects and Disseminates Teaching Materials.

Information:

Calculus Workshops

Each workshop is scheduled from
9:00-12:00 in
222 Garrison
with coffee and rolls at 8:30.

Admission Is Free!!
Online Registration
For Next Workshop

Workshop I
October 17, 2009

Jeff Morgan - University of Houston
Using Google Forms for Online Assignments and Geogebra as a Tool in Calculus - INCLUDING VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS!!

Workshop II
November 14, 2009

Bekki George
Using Free Software in AP Calculus,
Including SAGE (an online computer algebra system)
and
Geogebra
PLUS.... Discussion of the new
FREE 40+ online automatically graded quizzes covering all topics in AP Calculus

Workshop III
January 30, 2010

Lin McMullin
Part 1: Winplot for Calculus - an introduction to Winplot
and a demonstration of what it can do (
handout 1)
Part 2: Problems for CAS solution - a discussion of how CAS
can be used in high school illustrated by a series of
problems from pre-calculus and calculus (
handout 2, handout 3)

Workshop IV
February 27, 2010

Dixie Ross
Learning from the 2008 released exam

Practice Test
April 17 - May 19, 2010

Online AP Practice Test

Teaching Materials

Past Workshop Materials organized by Speaker

Past Workshop Materials organized by Year

Email Your Questions, Comments and Interesting Links to jmorgan@math.uh.edu

Sponsored by the Department of Mathematics and
the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Houston